Garment hanger



Aug. 23, 1938. c. E. KENNEDY 1 2,127,870

I v GARMENT HANGER Filed July 29, 1937 WOW:

Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

The present invention relates to garment supports, and more particularlyto improved means for firmly and securely supporting one or moregarmentsona hanger without danger'of wrinkling, creasing, or otherwisemarring the same.

An important feature of the invention consists in providing a light,efficient, and inexpensive garment hanger having a horizontally disposedsupporting member -or bar provided with means'to prevent garments fromslipping off the hanger. Additionally; the supporting member is formedto provide garment protecting means which insures one or-more garmentsbeing carried on the hanger'without being wrinkled or creased.

. A further object consists in positioning beneath the hook of thehanger, means which permits the carrying of a loaded hanger withouttaking 'holdof the garments on the hanger or the hook sothat thehangermay be carried, or connected to, or removed from, a suitablesupport without soiling or wrinkling the'garments.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description, taken-in conjunction with the accompanyingclaims and drawing.

Referring to the drawing-in which is shown a preferred embodiment of theinvention,

:Figure 1 is a1front elevation of my improved hanger.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially .jonthe line 2-2 ofFigure l, and

Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 1.

While the hangermay be made of any suitable material of sufficientstrength and rigidity to support the type ofgarment to be carriedthereon without deforming any parts of the hanger, I have, for thepurpose of illustration, shown it made of a single wire rod which isinitially bent to form the hook [0. One end of the hook terminates inthe shank I I which is curved at [2. The lower end of the curved portion12 projects outwardly to form the downwardly inclined arm I3, bent as at14, to provide the horizontal supporting member or bar 15. The oppositeend of the horizontal member [5 is bent upwardly, as at Hi, to form theinclined arm 11 corresponding in length to the arm 13. The arm llterminates in a curved portion l8, which has its end twisted as at H),about the shank ll. Manifestly, the hanger instead of being formed froma, single length of wire, may be composed of several pieces or of othersuitable material.

The curved portions l2 and i8 coact to provide an opened loop 20positioned beneath the creasing the garment on the hanger, and that thehook It) may be readily attached to, or removed from, a suitable supportsuch as a pole,

nail, or the like.

The horizontal supporting bar i5is preferably bent to providealternately opening loops or crimped portions 2 I, which mayprogressively decrease in width from the center-of the bar IE to itsends so as to constitute a supporting surface, which prevents garmentscarried thereon,

such as trousers and the like, from slipping off the hanger or slidinglongitudinally on the bar. Additionally, each of the loops 2! is bentmedially and transversely of its width to provide on its upper surface arounded portion 22 (Figure 3) and outwardly diverging sides or arms 23and 24, which progressively increase in length from theends of the rodl5 toward the center thereof. It will be seen that the roundedtopportions 22 of the loops coaot withthe inclined sides 23 and 24 toconstitute a substantially inverted V- shaped supporting surface incross section, which has its sides of less length at the ends than atthe center. The loops 21 are of such length and width that the top 22coacts withthe inclined sides 23 and 24 to provide a supporting surfacei which, when the garments, such as trousers or the like, are carriedthereon, will prevent wrinkling or creasing of the garmentsand'thusobviate the necessity and expense of using separate protectors for eachof the garments on the hanger.

I have found that if the loops or crimps 2| are fiat and notsufficiently spaced from one another, they will not effectively preventcreasing or wrinkling of the garments supported thereon. Accordingly byarranging the horizontal bar I5 with rounded or inclined supportingsurfaces of the proper length and inclination, means are provided forinsuring one or more garments being suspended by the hanger withoutdanger of i the garments being wrinkled or otherwise marred.

It is customary for cleaning and pressing establishments, whendelivering garments, to suspend one or more of the garments on a hanger,and when such hangers are in transit or are not properly carried, thereis the liability of the garments being wrinkled or falling off of thehanger. By reason of the present invention, a built-in garment protectoris provided which will insure one or more garments being firmly carriedby the hanger without danger of falling off and without requiring aseparate protector for each garment. Further, the particular formationof the supporting rod l5 insures the garments being maintained on thehanger free from being wrinkled or otherwise marred, irrespective of theposition of the hanger or of any movement that might be imparted to thehanger. By reason of the opened loop formed between the hook and theinclined supporting arms l3 and I1, means are provided for carrying thehanger without engaging the hook, so that the latter may be free to beattached to, or removed from, its support, without the touching of thegarment carried by the supporting arms [3 and H.

It will be noted that the rounded portions 22 of each of the curvedloops constitute a substantially horizontally disposed top supportingsurface, which, due to the reduced taper of the loop portions from thecenter of the rod, acts to provide additional reinforcement for thegarment where the weight and pressure are the greatest, and also insuresthe garment being properly carried by the hanger without danger of beingwrinkled, creased, or otherwise marred.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention shown anddescribed is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment, and thatsuch changes may be made as fall within the purview of one skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hanger of the class described having a substantially horizontallydisposed supporting member, said member being provided with alternatelyopened transversely arranged loop portions bent medially of their widthto constitute a rounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms,whereby a garment carried by the supporting member is prevented fromfalling off or from being wrinkled.

2. A hanger of the class described having a substantially horizontallydisposed supporting member, said member being provided with alternatelyopened transversely arranged loop portions bent medially of their widthto constitute a rounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms, thewidth of said loop portions progressively decreasing from the center ofthe horizontal member to its ends, whereby a garment carried by thesupporting member is prevented from falling oil or from being wrinkled.

3. A one-piece wire hanger of the class described, including spacedinclined arms having a medially disposed hook at their upper ends, saidarms being connected at their lower extremities by a substantiallyhorizontally disposed member having alternately opened transverselyarranged loop portions bent medially of their width to constitute arounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms, whereby a garmentcarried by the supporting member is prevented from falling off or frombeing wrinkled.

4. A one-piece wire hanger of the class described, including spacedinclined arms having a medially disposed hook at their upper ends, saidarms being connected at their lower extremities by a substantiallyhorizontally disposed member having alternately opened transverselyarranged loop portions bent medially of their width to constitute arounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms, the width of theinclined arms progressively decreasing from the center of the supportingmember to its ends, whereby a garment carried by the supporting memberis prevented from falling off or from being wrinkled.

5. A one-piece wire hanger of the class described, including spacedinclined arms having their upper ends terminating in an opened loop, ahook extending upwardly from said loop, said inclined arms connected attheir lower extremities by a horizontal member having alternately openedtransversely disposed loop portions bent medially of their width toconstitute a rounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms, whereby agarment carried by the supporting member is prevented from falling offor from being wrinkled, said opened loop constituting a handle to permitcarrying a loaded hanger without touching the garments thereon or saidhook.

6. A one-piece wire hanger of the class described, including spacedinclined arms having their upper ends terminating in an opened loop, ahook extending upwardly from said loop, said inclined arms connected attheir lower extremities by a horizontal member having alternately openedtransversely disposed loop portions bent medially of their width toconstitute a rounded top surface and downwardly inclined arms, the widthof the inclined arms progressively decreasing from the center of thesupporting member to its ends, whereby a garment carried by thesupporting member is prevented from falling off or from being wrinkled,said opened loop constituting a handle to permit carrying a loadedhanger without touching the garments thereon or said hook.

CLARENCE E. KENNEDY.

